Research Scientist salaries
5,433 H-1B & PERM records for "Research Scientist", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.5433
Results Found
$126525
Average Salary
$28170
Minimum
$564000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Research Sciences | Redmond, WA | $208310 - $228310 | Green Card | Feb 24, 2023 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Engineer | MENLO PARK, CA | $208200 | Green Card | Jul 16, 2019 |
| Samsung Research America, Inc. | Staff Engineer, Machine Learning Research | $208000 - $228000 | Green Card | Jan 18, 2024 | |
| Netflix, Inc. | Research Scientist | $208000 - $700000 | Green Card | Nov 15, 2023 | |
| ADOBE INC. | Machine Learning Engineer | $208000 - $222000 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2024 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Menlo Park, CA | $208000 - $217050 | Green Card | Dec 17, 2020 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Research Scientist | Seattle, WA | $207900 - $386100 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| NVIDIA Corporation | Principal Research Scientist | Seattle, WA | $207900 - $386100 | H-1B | Mar 25, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Menlo Park, CA | $207182 - $227182 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Operations Research Scientist | Menlo Park, CA | $206308 - $226308 | Green Card | Apr 24, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | New York, NY | $206095 - $226095 | Green Card | Sep 20, 2021 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | AI Research Scientist | New York, NY | $206000 | Green Card | Mar 1, 2021 |
| Kaarya, LLC | Senior Research Scientist, R&D | $205733 | Green Card | Aug 9, 2023 | |
| ServiceNow, Inc. | Sr. Applied Research Scientist | $205517 - $235517 | Green Card | Jun 5, 2025 | |
| Apple Inc. | SR. MACHINE LEARNING SCIENTIST | CUPERTINO, CA | $205500 | H-1B | Jun 30, 2020 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist | Seattle, WA | $205000 - $225000 | Green Card | Jan 27, 2021 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Machine Learning Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $205000 - $265000 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2021 |
| CRUISE LLC | Senior Applied Research Scientist | San Francisco, CA | $205000 - $225000 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Engineer | Menlo Park, CA | $205000 - $225000 | Green Card | Apr 18, 2021 |
| WORKDAY, INC. | Sr. Machine Learning Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $205000 | Green Card | May 7, 2020 |
| APPFOLIO, INC. | Staff Machine Learning Engineer | Goleta, CA | $205000 | Green Card | Mar 28, 2021 |
| BYTEDANCE INC. | Research Scientist III | Mountain View, CA | $204992 | Green Card | Jun 30, 2022 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Perception Research Scientist | Redmond, WA | $204806 | H-1B | Jul 26, 2021 |
| NUANCE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | Senior Principal Research Scientist | Burlington, MA | $204750 | Green Card | Mar 31, 2023 |
| APPLE INC. | Machine Learning Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $204720 - $209500 | Green Card | Dec 22, 2021 |
| APPLE INC. | Machine Learning Engineer | Cupertino, CA | $204720 - $209500 | Green Card | Dec 22, 2021 |
| Apple Inc. | Machine Learning Research Manager | Cupertino, CA | $204516 | H-1B | Sep 13, 2021 |
| DOLBY LABORATORIES, INC. | Staff Engineer, Applied AI | San Francisco, CA | $204000 | Green Card | Jan 27, 2021 |
| C3.ai, Inc. | Manager, Data Science | $203923 - $215362 | Green Card | Jul 2, 2024 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Scientist | $203923 - $212080 | Green Card | Jun 21, 2024 | |
| TOGETHER COMPUTER, INC. | STAFF AI/ML RESEARCHER | $203923 | Green Card | Jun 13, 2024 | |
| Magic AI Inc. | Research Engineer | San Francisco, CA | $203923 - $300000 | H-1B | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Scientist | $203466 - $240240 | Green Card | Oct 29, 2024 | |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Research Scientist | $203350 - $240240 | Green Card | Oct 31, 2024 | |
| Microsoft Corporation | Research Sciences | Redmond, WA | $203165 | H-1B | Jun 3, 2022 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Research Scientist | Menlo Park, CA | $203000 - $223000 | Green Card | Oct 13, 2022 |
| OnSolve, LLC | Principal Data Scientist | Alpharetta, GA | $203000 | H-1B | Oct 3, 2022 |
| Meta Platforms, Inc. | Applied Research Scientist | Sunnyvale, CA | $202860 | H-1B | Apr 19, 2023 |
| Nokia of America Corporation | Senior Researcher | Murray Hill, NJ | $202659 | H-1B | 2025 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Researcher | Redmond, WA | $202500 - $222500 | Green Card | Dec 18, 2019 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | Applied Research Scientist | Burlingame, CA | $202306 - $222306 | Green Card | Oct 21, 2022 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Research Engineer | Palo Alto, CA | $201960 | Green Card | Dec 3, 2020 |
| Numenta, Inc. | Senior Researcher | $201300 | Green Card | Jul 13, 2023 | |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Research Scientist Manager | MENLO PARK, CA | $201094 - $221094 | Green Card | Mar 15, 2019 |
| Salesforce, Inc. | Researcher II | Palo Alto, CA | $201085 | Green Card | Jun 22, 2022 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Senior Researcher | Redmond, WA | $201037 - $231037 | Green Card | May 25, 2023 |
| Google LLC | Research Scientist | Bellevue, WA | $201000 | H-1B | May 28, 2025 |
| Google LLC | Research Scientist | Kirkland, WA | $201000 | H-1B | Jun 20, 2025 |
| META PLATFORMS, INC. | User Experience Researcher | Seattle, WA | $200960 - $220960 | Green Card | Oct 27, 2022 |
| QUALCOMM TECHNOLOGIES INC. | Senior Staff Machine Learning Researcher | San Diego, CA | $200764 - $250200 | Green Card | Feb 9, 2022 |
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